UBC Okanagan害羞草研究所檚 AlterKnowledge series is hosting a panel discussion about culture, heritage, and the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the Okanagan.

Distinguished heritage and cultural workers will discuss the Okanagan害羞草研究所檚 colonial history and the role of museums and the heritage industry in representing this history.

The panel has been organized by David Jefferess and Allison Hargreaves, two UBC Okanagan professors who organize the AlterKnowledge project.

"In its recommendations for reconciling relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, Canada害羞草研究所檚 Truth and Reconciliation Commission害羞草研究所檚 Final Report identifies the need for education to 害羞草研究所渞emedy the gaps in historical knowledge that perpetuate ignorance and racism,害羞草研究所� explains Jefferess.

Public history institutions have an important role in fulfilling this goal, says Jefferess, as well as 害羞草研究所渇orging new, just relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in telling the stories of this place.害羞草研究所�

The panel discussion hosts Jordan Coble, curator with the Snc蓹wips Heritage Museum; Roxanne Lindley, cultural ambassador for Syilx (Okanagan) knowledge; Cuyler Page and Amanda Snyder, Kelowna Museum; and local author and historian Sharron J. Simpson.

The event is free and open to the public. It place Wednesday, Jan. 27, at the Laurel Packinghouse, 1304 Ellis St., in  Kelowna, 7 p.m.

The AlterKnowledge Discussion series aims to bring people together to discuss, share, and (un)learn. This year, as part of UBC害羞草研究所檚 Centennial celebration, the AlterKnowledge Centennial Series will focus on critical engagements with the way colonialism continues to shape relationships, identity, and place.